Digha

Location : Rest at 51km south of Kolkata.How To Reach : Number of trains connects Diamond harbor with Sealdah
in Kolkata. Journey time is one and half hours. There are buses ply from
Esplanade bus depot and Babughat bus terminus. Take roughly two and half
hours.Where To Stay : A day trip to Diamond Harbor is recommended. There
are tourist lodges, private hotels and PWD bungalows provides overnight
accommodation.When To Go : Best time is between October to March.

Brighton of the East is located on the Bay of
Bengal. It is the most popular sea resort and a favorite honeymoon
destination for middle class Bengali families. Located 183 km from Kolkata
invites tourist all throughout the year. Digha beach although notorious
because of its hardness but it is good in other way as one can drive through
the long beach. It is also one of the most visited tourist spots in West
Bengal. Because of its proximity to Kolkata and a nice and calm beach, it is
crowded with people throughout the year.

The sea at Digha is calm and shallow and ideal for swimming. After crossing
the Sea hawk hotel one can go to the other side of the beach after crossing
forest of casuarina forest. The beach here is flat and shallow where people
safely swim and take sunbath. There are other activities like playing volley
ball or just mellow down with a glass of beer, which serves by the
enterprising locals. There are cycle rickshaw vans are available that are
most inexpensive way of traveling in and around Digha.

Sight And Activities

New Digha
New Digha is the extension of old Digha. Most of the tourist prefer to stay
here because of large number of tourist resorts and hotels. There is also a
small park and lake adorned the place.

Shankarpur Beach
A fishing harbor project is now a virgin beach is about 14km from Digha. If
dont like the usual crowd in Digha beach, this is an ideal place to
spend some quality time in a serene and gentle sea wave. There are also few
hotels and resorts, which offers almost all the delights of private beach.
The surrounding environment is also very lovely. The casuarina groves, nice
gentle sea wave and coupled with good climate embellished the place.

Junput Beach
The scientific research and industrial area is another beach resort near
Digha. It is about 36 km from Digha and usually exposed only when the tide
ebbs. The place is a fish cultivation and research center of government
Fisheries Department. Also duck breeding and shark oil extraction are done
here.

Chandaneswar
To the west about 6 km from Digha is the famous Shiv temple where every
year at the end of March, an annual fair is been organized around this
temple. Pilgrims from nearby states come to visit the fair. There are buses
and rickshaw services from Digha to Chandanswar.

Shopping
Digha is an excellent place for shopping where you can get attractive
ornaments and curios made up of sea shells. Digha is also famous for
colorful mattress made up of weeds. These are known as madurs in
Bengali. Digha has cashewnuts farms and you can buy cashewnuts in much
cheaper rates here.

Eating
Digha is a place where you can get plenty of good sea foods. The prices of
simple Bengali thali is astounding low. Dont miss the taste of rice
and fish in this beach resort.